RILEY2411, Center Step Card!

Hello, it's time for a Challenge from Riley and Company! This weeks challenge RILEY2411, is hosted by Frances, and she's challenging us to make a center step card. You can find a great center step card tutorial by Frances (aka StampOwl) on SCS.

I changed the dimensions a bit for my card, I wanted to see if I could make one that fits into a regular A2 (5.5x4.25") envelope. I've included a pattern below with the measurements.

For my card today I used Riley and Percy Dancing! The stamps from the recent release are so cute, and this one is no exception!

I coloured the image with copics, and added some glitter to the snow. I also added some snowflake punch outs from the MS aspen snowflake edge punch.

The paper on the sides is from MS winter wonderland. The sentiment is also a new release from Riley and Company. It comes from the new Christmas word 1 set. The two mittens were cut out from the designer paper.
This is the pattern I used. I started with a piece of card stock 5.5 x 8.5"

The side panels are 1.25" start at 1" from the bottom, cut up to 5.25" do this on both sides

Then score the side panels at 1", 2" and 5.25"

Score the center panel at 4.25"

Now your card will be 5.5 x 4.25"

The center will be 3" and the sides 1.25", which can easily be changed just by moving the cut line closer or further from the edge. The card will remain the same size as long as you keep the starting size and scoring lines the same and only alter the cut line.

Please join us in our challenge and upload your card to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keywords RILEY2411.

Make sure to visit other Designers Blogs to see their take on the center step card, you can find the links on the right side bar.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, Non-Traditional Colours!

Hello, this weeks Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge is to make a card or project using Non-traditional Holiday Colours!

I used Poppi Cocoa and my colours today are early espresso and pool party!

I also used a sketch from Freshly made sketches, FMS12!

I coloured Poppi with copics and added some stickles! The designer paper was in my scrap bin, so I'm not sure were it's from!

The band was made with a piece of early espresso embossed with the Crafts-too snowflake EF. I used a MS edge punch on the pool party!

Please join in our challenge and upload your card or project to the Totally Stampalicious Blog, you never know when there will be a prize!

And don't forget there is an awesome special on right now check it out!

Recipe

Stamps: Poppi Cocoa

Paper: early espresso, pool party, white, dp?

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: copics, stickles, circle nesties, snowflake EF, ribbon, MS edge punch, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

I've Got a Winner!

The Riley and Company Blog Candy winner is

lauralee53!

Please email me at virgocat5@cogeco.ca with your mailing info, and let me know what Riley stamp you would like!

Thanks to all who played along!

Black Friday Sale at Totally Stampalicious!

Looking for the Riley and Company Blog Hop...here it is!

Totally Stampalicious is having a 24hr black friday sale (starting November 25th 12:00am) all stamp sets will be 25% off...that's $6.71 a set!!!

Use Coupon Code BLACKFRIDAY25 to receive 25% off your entire purchace. Can not be combined with any other offer!

Happy Shopping!
Laurie

Riley Blog Hop Time!

Happy Thanksgiving, and welcome to the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release! This months theme is Riley's Winter 2011, lots of great stamps for the Holiday and wintery season!

All the stamps are available now at Riley and Company! There are 17 new fun images and 2 new Christmas word sets.

There is FREE Shipping until Sunday night, and a Free Mini Riley stamp with every purchase within the first 24 hours!

Blog Candy: Each Design Team member will be offering one new Riley stamp to a random person who leaves a comment on their blog. So make sure to leave some love along the way, the more blogs you comment on, the greater chance you have of winning!

The card above features the new Shoveling Snow Riley, cute as ever!

And this is the new Riley and Percy Ice Fishing, along with a sentiment from one of the new Christmas words sets! Percy is the perfect little friend for Riley!

Now on to the hop, you should have arrived here from Silke's fabulous Blog, and now you'll be hopping over to see what awesome creation Jovita has in store for you! Have fun hopping, good luck! Here's the complete hopping list...

Riley & Company Blog
Cindy
Frances
Kelly
Silke
Laurie-that's me!
Jovita
Margie
Michele
Joy
Kelli Hull – Guest Designer

Recipes
Stamps: Shoveling Snow Riley
Paper: real red, baja breeze, white
Ink: black
Accessories: copics, swiss dot EF, D'vine swirl EF, northern flurry die, dazzling diamonds glitter, glittery brad, dimensional

Stamps: Riley and Percy Ice Fishing, Christmas Words set
Paper: black, white, island indigo
Ink: black
Accessories: copics, dazzling diamonds glitter, crystal effects, MS aspen snowflake punch, circle punches, Crafts Too snowflake EF, ribbon, dimensionals, bell

Thanks for stopping by, Happy Hopping!
Laurie

Riley & Company Blog Hop Tonight!!!

Hi All, I have one last peek before the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release Tonight!

I hope to see you there, please join us for more fun peeks plus a chance to win some awesome Blog Candy!

Riley & Company Blog Hop and Release Tonight Thursday November 24th, 2011, 10pm est!

This is a fast and fun little gift, I covered a paper takeout cup with designer paper, and made a tag to go along with it, using the new Cup of Cocoa Riley!

Recipe

Stamps: Cup Of Cocoa Riley

Paper: chocolate chip, white, dp atd snow day

Ink: black, craft white

Accessories: copics, MS aspen snowflake punches, corner punches, ribbon, hole punch, dimensionals

Have a Great day and hope to see you tonight!

Laurie

More Fun Riley Sneak Peeks!

Hello and welcome to another day of fun sneak peeks from Riley and Company! It's hard to resist these new Riley's and his cute little friend Percy Penguin!

The card above features the new Percy as Max! I thought it was funny, it looks like he's trying to be a reindeer, so I paired him with an older image, Antlers Riley!

Recipe

Stamps: Antlers Riley, Percy as Max

Paper: riding hood red, wild wasabi, white, K&Co peppermint twist

Ink: memento tuxedo black, wild wasabi

Accessories: copics, Labels #11, dazzling diamonds glitter, stickles, winter trees EF, ribbon, dimensionals
Aren't these guys cute, this is the new Gingerbread Riley. I made a tag using the sizzix 2 tags die, I figured it would be good to attach to a package of cookies or cookie mix or even to use as a bookmark!

Recipe

Stamps: Gingerbread Riley

Paper: cajun craze, garden green, white

Ink: black, Tim Holtz antique linen

Accessories: copics E08, E09, E13, E15 for the cookies, sizzix bigz 2 tag die, die-namics rickrack die, ribbons, copics 0.3 liner, mini ornament, stickles

Sorry I think this picture may be dark, I'm still having lighting issues! This is the new Riley and Percy What a Catch! Another adorable image, I love them all can you tell! lol

Recipe

Stamps: Riley & Percy What a Catch

Paper: real red, garden green, white, Echo Park holly jolly Christmas

Ink: black

Accessories: copics, dazzling diamonds glitter, crystal effects, MS aspen snowflake punch, ribbon, dimensionals

WooHoo only one more day til the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release! Please join us for more peeks and a chance to win some Blog Candy, Thursday November 24th, 10 pm est.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek, Riley & Friends!

Hello and welcome to today's Riley and Company Sneak Peeks! I'm sorry I don't know this cute little guys proper name, but he's Riley's new friend.

I coloured him with copics and added some dazzling diamonds glitter for sparkle!

I also used this weeks MOJOMonday sketch, MOJO216!

Recipe
Stamps: Angel Penguin
Paper: island indigo, riding hood red, white, echo park holly jolly Christmas
Ink: memento tuxedo black
Accessories: copics, snowflake EF, dazzling diamonds glitter, circle nestie, circle punches, EK snowflake punch, dimensionals


And this is Riley the night because Christmas with his little mouse friend! This image reminded me of the Night Before Christmas song, "and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care"...which made me think this would be the perfect paper.

I coloured the image with copics and cut out with oval nesties. The stars were punched and sponged.

Recipe
Stamps: Candle Stick Riley
Paper: bermuda bay, blushing bride, white, echo park holly jolly Christmas
Ink: memento tuxedo black, blushing bride
Accessories: copics, Fiskars star punch, ova/scallop nesties, MS aspen snowflake border punch (snowflakes), twine, copic atyou spicas, ribbon

There will be lots of sneak peeks leading up to the Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop Thursday November 24th, 2011 at 10 pm est.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day#1, Happy Thanksgiving!

You can find the Totally Stampalicious Challenge card Here!

Hello, I'm so excited today is the start of the Riley and Company Sneak Peeks! As usual there
are lots of fantastic new Riley's, and a whole set of new sentiments perfect for the season!

Since this week is Thanksgiving for all our American Friends, I'm starting with the new Riley and Sophie Pilgrims. I think these guys are so cute no matter what the occasion!

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches FMS11.

Make sure to check out the awesome creations from the other Designers, you can find links on the right sidebar.

There will be peeks each day, leading up to the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release Thursday November 24th, 10 pm est.

Today's Recipe
Stamps: Riley & Sophie Pilgrims
Paper: early espresso, peach parfait, old olive, white, DCWV text prints, K&Co fall harvest
Ink: memento tuxedo black, peach parfait, old olive
Accessories: copics, just my type EF, leafy tree EF, circle punches, leaf brad, gold copic atyou spica

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, 2 Set Combo!

Hello All, this weeks Totally Stampalicious Challenge is to make something using 2 stamps sets. You can combine 2 images or use an image and sentiment from different sets, whatever works for you!

I was inspired by Angel's shopping list last week, and decided to make one for my Sister. I used the recently released Deacon Elf and the sentiment is from the Winter Bird Snowman set, also recently released!

The note pad was smaller, 4"x5.5", so I started with a piece of cardstock 9x6". Here's a peek at the inside, I added the pocket to hold the receipts and left a gap in the ribbon to hold a pen or pencil.

Please join us in our challenge, just combine 2 stamp sets and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Today's Recipe
Stamp: Deacon Elf, Winter Bird Snowman
Paper: wild wasabi, pink pirouette, white, K&Co swell noel
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Accessories: copics, SU border punch (top of present), ribbon, dimensionals, note pad, micro brads

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT172, Will & Nate are 6!

Hello, I made these cars for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT172! The Destination Station this week is to Will and Nate Renz, the twin sons of Katie Renz, who recently lost her battle with cancer. The boys will be celebrating their 6th birthday on November 19th, the first without their Mom, so we're making sure they gets lots of extra birthday wishes!

So I couldn't think of what car stamps I had and decided to search SCS for a punch art car. Fortunately Lynn Pratt had just posted this car with a link to her free template, how perfect was that!

So I made each boy there own cool bug with personalized license plates!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

RILEY2311, No Colouring...Say What!!!!

Hello, I made this for this weeks Riley and Company Challenge RILEY2311. This weeks challenge is hosted by Michele, and she's challenging us to create a card or project with NO colouring! I was a little freaked out about his one, but I did it!

This is Director Riley, he is one of many images recently released under the Riley Goes to the Movies Theme!

I used the die-namics film strip die and backed it with vellum. The images on the vellum were made with the 3pc card back set...obviously not just for card backs anymore! lol

I hope you can join in the fun and create something without colouring. Then upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY2311.

Make sure to stop by the other Design Team Members blogs to see what wonderful colourless creations they've made!

Recipe

Stamps: Director Riley, 3pc card back set

Paper: black, creamy caramel, white, vellum, dp recollections

Ink: memento tuxedo black, Tim Holtz antique linen, creamy caramel

Accessories: die-namics film strip, mini ticket border, corner punch, ribbon, crop-a-dile, dimensionals

Have a Great Day,

Laurie

TSMONDAY, 3-D Secret Box!

Hello, we're having a 3-D challenge over at Totally Stampalicious this week. It's a great way to get some Christmas goodies done!

After seeing this Secret Box on SCS last week, I was dying to give it a try! I used the new Winter Bird Snowman from Totally Stampalicious to make this. I coloured the image with copics and added a bit on glitter.

Sorry the colouring on my photos is off, my good ott light is out of commission right now!
I took a couple extra photos so you can see it better.
I love this image because it's a winter scene, perfect for the whole season, not just Christmas!

Please join us in our challenge and make a 3-D project, then just upload it to the Totally Stampalicious Blog! I love making 3-D items so I can't wait to see what everyone makes!

Recipe

Stamps: Winter Bird Snowman

Paper: real red, baja breeze, white, SU dp retired

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: copics, dazzling diamonds glitter, circle/scallop nesties, gems, dimensionals, northern frost die (snowflake)

MMTPT171, Diva Cat!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT171! This weeks challenge is all about bling & cats, two of my favorite things! The Destination Station is happy mail to John & Jane who have 2 diva cats of there own!

I don't know where the cat stamp is from, but I stamped it in memento ink and then coloured him/her with copics. Of course he/she had to have a rhinestone necklace!

This is a center step card, and I managed to use up some more dp scraps. This was actually paper I made using glossy white, a couple of reinkers and then I spritzed on some gold smooch.

The sentiment is from a MFP set called Speedy The Cat's Friends, I popped it up on a tag from spellbinders fancy tags die.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, Anything Goes!

Hello, sorry I'm late with this weeks Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge! This weeks challenge is super easy, anything goes, and if we get over 100 participants, someone will be winning an Awesome prize!

And don't forget, there's a great new promotion going on:

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So for today's card, I used the new Going to Town Gus, he comes with several fun sentiments! Gus was coloured with copics, and I added some stickles to the fur on his suit, crystal effects to his glasses and a gold copic atyou spica to his belt buckle and the bottle labels.

The only new piece of cardstock I cut was for the card base, the rest was all scrap pieces, I'm trying to reduse the scrap piles!

I used the November SFYTT, and this also fits the Bugaboo Challenge Anything Goes!

Please join us in our challenge and upload your card to the Totally Stampalicious Blog for your chance to win!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT170, Mosaic!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT170! This week we were to try our hand at mosaic! This weeks Destination Station is to fellow Teapotter Kathy (CAKath).

I used the Elements of Style set, one of my favorites! I coloured the image with copics, using R20, R11 & R000 for the flowers and YG61 & YG63 for the leaves. I also shaded around the image using C1 and colourless blender. Then I cut the image into squares & glued them onto black.

The card base is black, with a layer of blushing bride embossed with the vintage wallpaper EF. The main image panel is popped up and I added some dazzling diamonds to the flower centers. It's finished off with some black taffeta ribbon and black gems in the bottom corner to balance it out!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY2211, Oldies But Goodies!

Hello, I made this for this weeks Riley and Company Challenge RILEY2211. This weeks challenge is Hosted by Tanya, and she's challenging us to use a Riley stamp that is at least 1year old!

Sorry the colour is off on my photos, my ottlite was smelling like burnt plastic yesterday & stopped working!

So for todays challenge, I used Detective Riley and coloured him with copics. The sentiment on the front and on the inside are from the Moose Sayings 2 set.

Please join us in our challenge, and add the link to your card or project on the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY2211.

Don't forget to check out the other Design Teams creations for more inspiration!

Recipe
Stamps: Detective Riley, Moose Sayings #2
Paper: early espresso, more mustard, white, DCWV animal crackers
Ink: memento tuxedo black, early espresso
Accessories: copics, circle/pinking nesties, tag trio die, EK edge punch, ribbon

Have a Great Day,
Laurie